New orders in manufacturing grew by 4.1 per cent year-on-year in July 2024

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release | New orders in manufacturing 2024, July

According to Statistics Finland, the value of new orders in manufacturing was 4.1 per cent higher in July 2024 than twelve months earlier. During January to July, orders decreased by 6.2 per cent from the year before.

Key selections

  • New orders increased in the paper industry and in the chemical industry in July 2024.
  • Orders declined in the metal industry.

Changes in the examined main industries

Enterprises received more orders in July 2024 than twelve months earlier in the manufacture of paper and paper products and in the chemical industry. Orders increased most in the manufacture of paper and paper products, where the value of orders was 17.7 per cent higher than in the previous year. In the chemical industry, the value of new orders was 7.4 per cent higher than one year earlier. In the metal industry, new orders decreased by 1.6 per cent from the year before.

When interpreting these statistics, it should be borne in mind that they typically show strong fluctuations by month. Even new orders of substantial value are not examined over extended time periods but for the statistical reference month only.

Figures

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New orders in manufacturing, trend series (2021=100) by industry (TOL 2008) in 2005M01 to 2024M07

Year-on-year change in new orders in manufacturing by industry (TOL2008) in 2022M07 to 2024M07 (original series)

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Change in the latest month, cumulative change and change by three-month period, year-on-year (original series), % (TOL 2008)

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Referencing instructions

New orders in manufacturing [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, July. ISSN=1798-6737. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 21.11.2024].
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